Global Golf Post, July 4, 2016

Gary Woodland globalgolfpost com JULY 4 2016 MENS PRO BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP Ive been out on the Web com Tour and Ive made about 25000 I just thought you know in golf youve always got to think something goods around the corner GREG CHALMERS Chalmers Wins First Tour Title WHO WON After 385 starts on the PGA Tour Greg Chalmers won his first Tour event on Sunday taking the Barracuda Championship by six points ahead of Gary Woodland in the Tours only event that uses the modified Stableford scoring system Chalmers made a 5 point eagle at the 72nd hole to score plus 43 points in 72 holes at Montreux Golf and Country Club in Reno Nev Chalmers had won the Australian Open twice the Australian PGA twice and twice on the Web com Tour but had never won on the PGA Tour WHO DIDNT WIN Woodland had a trio of chances on the back nine that would have given him the lead but could manage only plus 4 on the final day to finish second at plus 37 Colt Knost with plus 10 on Sunday finished third at 35 points Tim Herron piled up plus 13 points earlier in the day to finish fourth at 34 Brendan Steele and Steve Wheatcroft were next at plus 32 HOW IT HAPPENED Chalmers started Sundays final round at plus 39 points good for a six point lead on Ben Martin and Woodland Chalmers made a couple of early bogeys offset by a birdie and was stuck at 0 points for most of the day Woodland got up and down from behind the par 5 13th for a 2 point birdie and drove the green at the par 4 14th and had 5 footer for a 5 point eagle that would have given him the lead But he missed creating a tie Chalmers made birdie at the 13th a few minutes later that gave him a lead that he would not relinquish CRITICAL MOMENT Woodland had a 4 footer for birdie at the par 4 15th that missed And he needed at least a birdie at the par 5 18th to make a run at Chalmers He had an iron for his second shot and it came up short in the greenside bunker Not only did Woodland fail to make a birdie he lipped out a par putt that virtually handed Chalmers the title WHAT THIS MEANS Chalmers had only six previous starts on the PGA Tour this season playing most of his golf on the Web com Tour He is now fully exempt the remainder of this season and for the two seasons following He also gets a spot in next weeks Open Championship at Royal Troon thanks to the Open Qualifying Series WHATS NEXT The PGA Tour will not have an event this week The Greenbrier Classic was canceled due to the extensive flooding in West Virginia RESULTS Staff and Wire Reports

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